Dracula III: Legacy (2005) (V)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Patrick Lussier

Writers (WGA):

Joel Soisson (written by) &
Patrick Lussier (written by)

Release Date:

12 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

In the near future, Uffizi and Luke travel to the remote reaches of war torn Romania to rescue Elizabeth and finish the vampire once and for all. Along the way, they encounter TV news journalist and a corps of rebels trying to fight the vampire uprising which plagues their country.

Plot Keywords:

Dracula | Wes Craven's Dracula | Dracula 2000 | Sequel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Jason Scott Lee	...	Father Uffizi
Stephen Billington	...	Dracula II
Diane Neal	...	Elizabeth Blaine
Jason London	...	Luke
Rutger Hauer	...	Dracula III
Ilinca Goia	...	Marta
George Grigore	...	Bruno
Roy Scheider	...	Cardinal Siqueros
Tom Kane	...	EBC Anchorman
Alexandra Wescourt	...	Julia Hughes
Serban Celea	...	Gabriel
Gavril Patru	...	Canadian Lieutenant
Giuliano Doman	...	French Sergeant
Valentin Popescu	...	French Captain
Nicodim Ungureanu	...	Pavel

Also Known As:

Dracula 3 (USA) (working title)
Dracula: Resurrected (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for vampire violence, language and nudity.

Runtime:

France:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Romanian | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Dracula II: Ascension (2003) (V) and this movie were shot together as one movie. It was the director's and producers' intention to split the film into two during the shooting.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Father Uffizi gets his whip back, he swings it over his head before hitting a vampire. While swinging, he hits a box that falls down. This is computer animated, which can be seen because the box falls a little before the 'whip' actually hits it.

Quotes:

Dracula: [indicating a pit filled with vampires feasting on their victims] Be careful. They will bite.

Movie Connections:

References "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

Watchable but the weakest of the series.

The renegade priest/vampire slayer (Jason Scott Lee) was nearly killed by a vampire. Years has passed... the priest and his loyal partner (Jason London) kill vampires for a living just into they find Dracula (Now played by the underrated Rutger Hauer) & destroyed him... once and for all.

Directed by Patrick Lussier (Dracula 2000, Dracula 2:Ascension, My Bloody Valentine "2009") made an watchable but very flawed and disappointing sequel to the two previous movies, which the director was loyal enough to stay with the series. Lee gives an somewhat improving performance after the second film but he still looks lost at times. Hauer's role as Dracula is disappointingly short... sadly. Still, Lussier manages to have good locations and fine production values but it is not enough to cover the weak areas of the screenplay.

DVD has an good anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an decent Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD has an audio commentary by the filmmakers, deleted scene, alternate ending and more. "Dracula 3" is OK as entertainment but the filmmakers should have known better and it was shot as the same time as "Dracula 2". Horror fans might like this but they will find themselves bored in a couple of sequences. Super 35. (** 1/2 out of *****).